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Queers for Economic Justice & The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
present the
THINK! QUEER Series:

PRICE TAGGED:
The LGBTQ Community, Economic Crisis & the Obama Administration

Tuesday, November 25, 2008, 6:30PM-9PM

Worried About the Future of Housing, Healthcare, & The Wealth Divide?
What does the Wall Street crisis mean for queers?
How will a new president in the White House affect these issues?
Leading Queer Organizers & Advocates Discuss
the “Bread & Butter” Issues Impacting Our Community

Confirmed panelists include:
Richard Kim, The Nation
Rebecca Fox, National Coalition on LGBT Health
Lionel Ouellette & Andra Horgan, CHANGER: Justice for Homeowners
Laura Redman, National Center on Law and Economic Justice
Amaad Rivera, United for a Fair Economy

Tuesday, November 25, 2008
6:30 – 9:00PM
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
208 West 13th Street (Between 7th & 8th Avenues), New York, NY
Free and Open to the Public | Refreshments will be served

For more information, contact Kenyon Farrow at 212.564.3608 ext.15 or kenyon@q4ej.org
www.q4ej.org || www.gaycenter.org

One-hundred thirty people, both from the gay community and straight allies gathered together in a peaceful protest on a beautiful warm Saturday afternoon in Wilmington, NC at the Federal Building in solidarity with the national protesting of Prop 8 passing in California at 1:30p EST on November 15th. Local organizers Kati Heffield and Mary Eller helped spread the word via social networking sites like Facebook that Wilmington would be represented as part of the estimated 300 cities taking part in the national protest.

The fight for equality is not over for those of us in the LGBTQ community, even though Barack Obama is now president.

WE LOST IN CALIFORNIA WITH PROP 8.
Same sex marriage is now BANNED in Arizona.
Same sex marriage in Arkansas right to adoption, BANNED.
Same sex marriage is now BANNED in Florida.

How many losses do we need as a community for us to step up and fight? We have a man in the highest office in this country now who may actually listen to us….it’s time we unify in this very fractured community and create that impact. We must come together and not stop fighting until we are equal in this country. I’m ready to keep pushing, are you?

Thank you,
Bambi Weavil
CEO of Out Impact, Inc.

Pop recording duo, Jason & deMarco with their new album Safe, featuring new music and recordings that appear in the controversial SHOWTIME documentary We’re All Angels. Their music is uplifting with empowering messages with beautiful harmonies.

Since appearing on the cover of The Advocate four years ago, they have faced opposition from right-wing organizations for their activism in the GLBT community of faith and their work lobbying for social justice. On November 7th, in Charlotte, NC, they will be teaming up with singer-songwriter Randi Driscoll to hold a benefit concert called “Stop The Hate” at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte to honor the memory of Matthew Shepard and will benefit The Matthew Shepard Foundation and Campus Pride. Both organizations value LGBT youth and their allies and serve to educate on issues of bias and hate crimes for communities across the country.

“It’s time for hope and change,” Robin Thicke says. “It’s in the air. and I’m speaking on the times around me.” Thicke, a award-winning multiplatinum superstar gives a glowing tribute to the ’70s soul and pop records that have inspired his career.

Time: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 7:30 p.m.
Location: Books Inc. in the Castro, 2275 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94114
Author Mia Kirschner will read from her new novel I Live Here. Books Inc. in the Castro.

For more information, please contact Books Inc. in the Castro at http://booksinc.net/.

Eco Dog delivers detailed information on all-natural alternatives to conventional pet food, grooming products and accessories for the dog in your life. What I love about Eco Dog is it’s packed with helpful, affordable shopping tips and home crafting projects for organic substitutes, allowing the reader to be interactive in the process of helping their dog live a eco-friendly lifestyle.

Liz Stahler’s debut album, Stitches In My Sleeve, entices listeners with what Deb Talan of The Weepies calls Stahler’s “achy bird voice,” and her ability to be a amazing songwriter with lines that stand out for days.

Four by Jarko De Witte van Leeuwen:
‘I am the mommy’ (August 4, 2008)
Cruising (September 8, 2008)
“Clearance” (October 12, 2008)
“Bill” (November 24, 2008)
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Jarko De Witte van Leeuwen is a contributing writer to Out Impact’s parenting section, in his monthly column, Four, sharing his experiences being a gay parent and advocate for international adoption rights [...]